Brent oil shot to its highest price since May on Thursday as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude.
The U.S. passport used to be one of the most powerful in the world.
AAA says the national average for a gallon of regular gas on Tuesday, July 21, is just over $4.
Mortgage rates have hit their highest level in nearly a year.
Retail sales rose last month but not as much as economists expected.
U.S. energy costs are at a grim milestone.
Renewed fighting in Iran continues to drive up oil and gas prices.
U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also slowed more than expected.
U.S. stocks ticked higher Friday after Wall Street showed its appetite is still big for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom.
The price of buying a home in America has reached a new record.
